Photos From a Month of Pride

We’ve entered the final week of June—a month celebrated around the world as LGBTQ Pride month—commemorated with colorful parades, vocal protests, public art, and events. The events are a time for celebration, and for recognizing accomplishments and progress that has been made as a community, cheered on by supporters, neighbors, and advocates. Many of the month’s events work to continue to raise awareness of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues; to promote equality, and to eliminate discrimination. A look now at Pride 2018 parades and events from around the world.

A participant looks through balloons during the 11th Pride parade in downtown Sofia, Bulgaria, on June 9, 2018, as LGBTQ supporters march through the Bulgarian capital to protest against discrimination against homosexuals and to improve their acceptance in the society.#

(1 of 3) Members of the New York City Fire Department cheer as EMT Trudy Bermudez gets down on one knee and proposes to her girlfriend, paramedic Tayreen Bonilla, at the annual Pride parade in New York City, on June 24, 2018.#

Participants attend a Pride march in central Kiev, Ukraine, on June 17, 2018. Several thousand people took part in Kiev's Pride event amid a heavy police presence, as nationalist protesters tried to halt the event.#

People attend the York Pride parade on June 9, 2018, in York, England. The parade made its way through the streets of the city center before reaching the Knavesmire area of the city, where live music entertained the crowds.#

A participant blows a kiss during the Pride parade in Bucharest, Romania, on June 9, 2018. People taking part in the Pride parade in the Romanian capital demanded more rights and acceptance for same-sex couples.#

Supporters of the presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto took to the streets of Jakarta, clashing violently with riot police, after his loss to incumbent President Joko Widodo was announced on Wednesday.